A person of any gender who experiences attraction to people of their own gender, and other genders.

A man who is attracted to other men. Sometimes the word is used by women who are attracted to women too, so we can say this word means a person who is attracted to other people of the same gender.

Historically this word was used as a negative insult, however many people feel they have reclaimed the word to have a positive meaning. Some people use it as a collective term for LGBT+ people, and some use it to explain their gender, sexual or political identity. Some people still use this word as an insult, this is LGBTphobia and should be challenged.

A person whose gender identity is in some way different to the gender they were assigned at birth.

A person of any gender or sexual orientation who experiences little, or no, sexual attraction. They may still experience other types of attraction, such as physical or romantic attraction.

A person who is attracted to people of a different gender, e.g. a man who is only attracted to women.

A person is assigned this term, often at birth, when their sex characteristics don’t align with the medical definitions of “female” or “male”. A person’s external and internal body, as well as chromosomes and hormones, can all be factors when assigning sex.

An umbrella term for gender identities which are not confined by the gender binary of “women” and “men”. These people may identify with no gender at all or with more than one gender.

A person of any gender who is attracted to people of all genders.

A person whose gender is the same or mostly the same as they were assigned at birth.

A woman who is attracted to other women.